Wednesday, November 27, 2013

Getting high, getting low

I'm not sure this time... No, it isn't because I'm tired for a change. I mean - I am tired as usual, but so many other things around, not all has anything to do with flamenco and the class I had this evening. 

For you could understand the joke I will tell a little thing about why did yesterday was a hard day and why did it go on today. The ceiling at my bath started to brake. Yesterday came a person to start fixing it. A weird person. Accept the mess - he insisted to call me Liora. There is a name like this in Israel, but as you know - it isn't mine. Yesterday before he went he said something like "Liora, look how much work did I do! God protects you!". I told about to Ilan and yesterday alsready the jokes has started that "everybody are Liora".  Today this person came to finish the work. My bathroom still smells from fresh paint. 

Any case - an improvisation class at the studio of Neta. I didn't open my mobile phone all afternoon. The studio where we dance a bit more than two years at the entrance of the school, the old one - got to get in and go up three floors by foot. I rather go up three floors by foot. I like the old one and still can't handle the "new" one. When I came I saw that the "new" studio is closed, even the gate for it is closed. I wondered if Neta said something about it. After a moment I saw a sign with a direction to her studio. It was at the old studio which I love. The snobbish woman came a moment before me. At the studio itself were Neta, my friend and the Russian girl. I saw the guitar of Andreu but didn't see him. I didn't knw that he will come cause he was last week. The technique class didn't happen this time. I asked Neta how did we get this studio. It was because of something that happened at this school. I went to the toilets for a moment. Till I got back - all were there accept the assistant. Andreu did come. I went to change. 

At this studio - there is a room next to the studio for changing clothes. I heard Neta ask if all there, yes - all there and we can start. It was also few minutes before it meant to start. Hey, I'm not ready yet! Neta asked who said it. Of, it was Orna... A moment after I heard Neta tells that the Russian girl has a birthday. They started to sing her. I ran into the studio while holding my flamenco shoes at my hands. Ilan started to open the wine. I told Neta that I'm happy that I'm so important to the studio. Yes, it was cynical. Ilan said something about Liora. Neta didn't understand. He said that he mean to me. I'm Liora. I told her that Ilan knows a part of the story about the person who came to fix my ceiling and called me Liora. Neta asked Ilan what does he have with me lately. They started the class without me and Ilan. Ilan took care for the wine and I was wearing my shoes. I said to him that he has nothing with me lately because he became a traitor. He asked me to go dancing. I said that I can't because I'm not wearing my shoes yet. He said that I should dance with bare feet.

I joined late cause they started, but I was ready on time... Ilan started to dance a moment after me. Some kind of warming - some of the steps we always do, just using our  bodies in a different way. I hardly started - Neta told me to do it different than that way I did. I made a try! Really! On a different step she wanted to fix me but at the last moment she said it isn't bad (or something like that). After we started to work on remates - Neta sent us to drink. Someone learned from me... She brought wine and chocolates for her birthday. Neta asked what do we wish for the Russian girl. This is new.... It took some time till my friend wished her many tangos. Neta said it's the best wish. Neta had some new stories which I think I heard before. 

We went on working on steps. After that Neta asked us to make a little circle around Andrue. Then - Andrue will play to us something, not even a letra and we will make some markajes and three little remates - shorter than we usually do. Neta showed us a bit what does she mean. She asked the Russian girl to be the first. The Russian girl didn't accept to be the first one. So we went from the other side, which mean me. For a change I was relax. Normally I need to be afraid to do it right and this time I made some steps from my mind and not all were what we learned. Still when I finished Neta said it was good. She looked surprised. Oh really? She fixed the others. OK, the non clean one made it well too and nothing to fix her. We made another round. This time Neta felt like she must guide me through my try. I was so busy in whatever she said, I couldn't listen to the guitar as I needed and this time wasn't so good. I missed so many times in such a short time. Ilan was better and started to make all of us laugh. 

We started to sing the first letra of our tango. Neta started to miss some of words. The Russian girl brought a copy of the words. We went on with it for a while. We made a reminder for the salida. We had some time to think. Now had to dance a full letra. I was the first again. This time I still had the short remates on my mind. I made a llamada. Andreu noticed and responded to me, for the others it took some time till they started to sing by time that Andreu and me went on. Few time he went on to make long remates while I wanted to make it short. I made a try to go with him, some of times I was waiting, once I made another time. I almost forgot to make the salida and again it wasn't really as Neta wished but had time to make my mark on it. I  was sure Neta won't have anything to say, and in case she will have - she would say what went wrong. She said it was good. The snobbish woman and my friend made pretty well but if I remember right - they needed to fix it. Ilan stasted and has been asked to start again because he was too rigid for the opinion of Neta. When he started again - he made is funny and great. It get many comments. The non clean one wasn't sure and stopped many times. The Russian girl wasn't too bad for a beginner but she stole from me my steps of salida. Oh no... Now when I think of it - I guess that I should take it as a compliment, but it mostly pissed me off. 

Another round. This time it was a bit different - not an ordinary dance but still by the rules. Neta showed what does she mean. The others started to say that she's scary (it was really good and were afraid they can't do the same). She told about a girl who was at her company and was "the only one who told her the truth" that she sucks with the high level that ask for. My friend said that she remember that girl years ago at classes that this girl held her head and complained that "now she have to dance it". I didn't tthink to complain now. Whatever goes. Again - I was relax but wasn't sure that I do what I suppose to, when I finished - Neta looked surprised and said it was good. The snobbish and my friend made it pretty well after they complained. Ilan started jaleo of "Liora" to each one who danced since my friend. He was in the front of me at this part. I was looking at him surprised each time. He smiled back. He made it funny again. The non clean one stopped few times again. The Russian girl finished with the beginners' luck and it did work out for her. 

Class was over. I went to change. When I almost finished  (something like wearing my daily shoes) - Ilan asked if it's fine to get in. I said that he can, I don't have this problem with him any more. He got in, changed shoes and took his stuff. By the way he said that he forgot it's this way now and he already saw all (more correct is "almost all"). I asked him about the jaleo. He said "we're all Liora". Went on talking about last Saturday night till we went out to the others. All of us went out together. I told outside the difference between classes of bata de cola at both studios. I told how did others got into me at the "new" one. Ilan asked how does it happen to me all the time. My friend said that I'm magnetizing.

When I got back home, before I went out for a walk with my dog - I got into Facebook for a moment and by the way the internet was open on a site of news. At the news site there was an article about an Israeli singer who got into the hospital this evening and there is a fight on his life. He isn't a flamenco singer but I still love him. Many Israelis loves him. He isn't young and I guess that I can say that I grew up on his music. After I got back with my dog - I got into Facebook again, and the news site. Didn't take long till they said at the new that this singer has passed away. Fine, so he wasn't young, but I think that still too young and it happened so fast... And as far it's about a great singer... All the happiness that I had at class because I made it well till Neta needed to say so.. .Now the happiness has gone away

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